Private universities
Zoha DOHS Baridhara, Dhaka
The recent declaration/ categorisation of private universities by the UGC has raised eyebrows of various known circles who are concerned with the present poor state of educational atmosphere in the public universities. Undoubtedly, there are some good private universities imparting education, even better than some public universities. But before categorising private universities, the UGC should first tell us something about those universities which are operating on the tax payers' money, following the same syllabus without any change for the last 30/40 years. The UGC was basically established to oversee the operation of public universities. It does not make any sense to burden them with added responsibility where they are failing to perform their primary role. Moreover, the allegation of inclusion and deletion of names of some insignificant universities in exchange of graft or the management having kinship with the regime also need to be clarified soon. Our society even now possesses a number of respected educationists/personalities and if the government is really sincere, a permanent separate regulatory body, as it was done under the UGC, should be reconstituted and made autonomous under the ministry of education comprising retired professors/vice-chancellors who are not associated with any political think tank or profit making organisation. I think they will be in a better position to rein in the profit making trend of all private universities and ensure better atmosphere and standard of education.
|
|
